Charge

The Science and Technology Section of ACRL will create a task force to examine how the Section might better work to fulfill the following roles:

•Create a dialog on STM open access issues

•Monitor new developments in and new models of open access publishing

•Aid institutions and member librarians grappling with open access issues

•Promote deposition in and use of institutional repositories

This task force will be known as the STS Open Access Task Force, and it will undertake an environmental scan of open access issues, identifying:

•Groups within ALA, ACRL, and STS and beyond that may have an interest in open access issues

•Relationships/partnerships that might be built with such groups

•Models of addressing open access issues in other professional organizations such as ASEE.

Once completed, the Task Force will use this information to make a recommendation on how STS might better address open access issues within the Section, including the possible creation of a standing committee.

The Science and Technology Section of ACRL will create a task force to examine how the Section might better work to fulfill the following roles:
• Create a dialog on STM open access issues
• Monitor new developments in and new models of open access publishing
• Aid institutions and member librarians grappling with open access issues
• Promote deposition in and use of institutional repositories.

This task force will be known as the STS Open Access Task Force, and it will undertake an environmental scan of open access issues, identifying:
• Groups within ALA, ACRL, and STS and beyond that may have an interest in open access issues
• Relationships/partnerships that might be built with such groups
• Models of addressing open access issues in other professional organizations such as ASEE.
Once completed, the Task Force will use this information to make a recommendation on how STS might better address open access issues within the Section, including the possible creation of a standing committee.